Local Yokel Weather 

Good afternoon folks! The remainder of the week will feel very spring like and we'll notice a slight cool-down this weekend into early next week, but nothing cold or chilly as temps only dip to slightly below normal levels. Shower activity will continue through the rest of the week and weekend and we still think rain intensities will be light and coverage scattered, with light rainfall totals adding up to an inch starting Thursday, ending Sunday. So although this week and wee

Good afternoon folks! We're enjoying the sunshine today and we expect fair weather to continue for Sunday and Monday, with showers returning Monday night. The recent snow that fell yesterday under-performed at the usual locations with Mt. Mitchell only picking up 4", with lower amounts elsewhere. Although its early March and snow is still possible, the mid - long range outlook looks above normal for the month of March and early April. Back to the forecast, high pressure will

Good afternoon folks! The rain we forecasted for today hasn't really materialized as the bulk of the action stayed to our south and this of course is effecting the forecast rainfall totals. The past 72 hours has brought most of SW NC a half inch of rain with a handful of sites closing in on the one inch mark, but this stretch of rainy weather will fall short of the forecasted totals by about an inch. The good news is that sunshine is still on tap for Friday, however the bad n

Good morning folks! Rain is currently falling overhead as we type this discussion, however showers will end this afternoon and we'll enjoy a break in the action tonight into Wednesday afternoon. There is even a decent chance we start the day on Wednesday with sunshine and clouds will slowly fill in as a low pressure system develops along the Gulf Coast. This low pressure system will tap a passing shortwave Wednesday evening to fire back up showers across the region, with cove

Good morning folks! Here we are, the 1st day of meteorological spring and the weather sure will feel spring-like today with sunshine overhead and temps warming to the mid - upper 50's across the valleys. Showers move back in tomorrow morning but it will take till the mid - late afternoon hours for coverage to become widespread, with moderate rainfall expected overnight into Tuesday. We'll experience another round of moderate rainfall with widespread coverage for SW NC Tuesday